Ford Motor Co to Cut 10% of White Collar Jobs as Part of Global Restructuring

The Ford logo at the New York Auto Show in Manhattan, N.Y., on March 29, 2018. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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DETROIT—Ford Motor Co said on May 20 that it will eliminate about 10% of its global salaried workforce, cutting about 7,000 jobs by the end of August as part of its larger restructuring in a move that will save the No. 2 automaker $600 million annually.

Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett said in an email to employees that the cuts include both voluntary buyouts and layoffs, and a spokesman added it freezes open positions as well. About 2,300 of the affected people are employed in the United States, the spokesman said.